Is there one note that really annoys you these days? POLL.

[Kinok]

Pine. Ew.

[kxe003]

Vanilla these days

[magnnum]

Cumin

[Bartlebooth]

I do seem to have a problem with mandarin. It is very prevalent in the top notes of many modern fragrances,and becomes very sour if poorly executed.

[Bigsly]

In retrospect, I shouldn't have even included calone (you are not supposed to choose it unless you just started to dislike it within the last few weeks or so). Remember that I only had 20 options maximum. If I had it to do over I guess I'd include oud and get rid of the calone option.

[Surfacing]

Where's oud?

I am surprised this was not included, although I do really like oudh ( when done well).

[Robert G.]

I voted Vanilla, but only if it's a dominant note and is cloyingly sweet. Having said this, I adore Ellena's Vanille Galante. Tonka and Benzoin are OK with me.

[JonB]

Dihydromyrcenol

[Futami]

Calone when used with a heavy hand is by far the worst offender for me. I dont mind it when it is used lightly but it seems like alot of colognes are the opposite. CAse in point Bulgari Aqua Marine. I did like the regular Bulgari Aqua at one point but then I smelled Aqua Marine and they used so much Calone in it that it gave me a headache. As a result I hardly ever wear Aqua anymore. I think thats the only fragrance that has done that to me.

[Kerosene]

Calone when used with a heavy hand is by far the worst offender for me. I dont mind it when it is used lightly but it seems like alot of colognes are the opposite. CAse in point Bulgari Aqua Marine. I did like the regular Bulgari Aqua at one point but then I smelled Aqua Marine and they used so much Calone in it that it gave me a headache. As a result I hardly ever wear Aqua anymore. I think thats the only fragrance that has done that to me.

Then definitely stay away from Element by Hugo Boss. Ugh. Calone heaven.

[loungeboy]

Where's oud?

My thoughts exactly.
I love it myself but it is everywhere nowadays and I know it isn't universally loved.

[Mondrian]

Going with overly sweet vanilla or calone.
2 go-to notes for the designer scents now-days.

And how is oudh 'everywhere' nowdays? I can never find any decent ouds other than in niche frags.

[SoGent]

Iris and jumping on the oudh bandwagon are on my list.

[scentsitivity]

Interesting poll.

I voted for licorice.

Multiple selections would have been a better option for this type of poll in my opinion.

[tuisquash]

oud, oud, oud.

[Mimi Gardenia]

Dreaded aquatic note ...............( and too much oud too, is horrid )

[cbstarker]

Calone - GD Calone - and I'm a sinner.

[CanwllCorfe]

Anise/licorice. I don't mind if it's blended well and I can't tell but if it's apparent and very clear then forget it.

[The_Cologneist]

Aquatic is pretty much expected to be #1, I'm surprised though that animalic isn't higher up though; that's my vote. Most of the time (with the exception of some musks) fragrances that smell like body odor or feces disgust me.

[SlimPickins]

1. Immortelle
2. Hazelnut
3. Cumin/curry
4. Benzoin
5. Tomato leaf
6. Boozy notes

-Slim

[Sugandaraja]

1. Immortelle
2. Hazelnut
3. Cumin/curry
4. Benzoin
5. Tomato leaf
6. Boozy notes

-Slim

I would love to try a fragrance with ALL of those notes. Reads like a delicious savory gourmand!

[SculptureOfSoul]

Tobacco but only because I used to be extremely hyperosmic to it. It always dominated any fragrance it was in for me.

Other than that.. nothing really although I'm not a huge fan of 'amber' (and it just absolutely GRATES MY NERVES to see that listed as a note, because, honestly, just what is "amber"? It can be so many things. I 'd much rather see, for instance "vanilla, labdanum, benzoin, patchouli" listed as notes rather than "amber." It's a meaningless term, just like "aldehydes" or "musk.")

[Tony T]

Where is civet?
voted for animalistic

[hednic]

Animalic notes of one kind or another from this 2010 list.

[PalmBeach]

Looks like Tony wants to resurrect a bunch of old threads.

[The_Cologneist]

I am so tired of tonka. Been tired of it for so long now. I wish the tonka craze would end, but it never does. Seems nearly every designer fragrance has a tonka laden base.

[aphexacid]

put me down for fig.

ferragamo sends me RUNNING!

[JiveHippo]

I honestly can't think of one.

[lpp]

As this is a 2010 thread it is being closed as the results will be different on a 2013 poll.